Originally Posted by
noglider
I should add that I'm in New York City where the winters are mild compared with Minneapolis. One day, I want to experience that kind of winter. I can scarcely imagine it. Then again, we have a lot of dampness and rain and temperatures hovering above and below the freezing point, which is pretty miserable in its own way. And we have high winds.
Just ran across this:
Coldest Winters in Twin Cities History: 1873-2014: Minnesota DNR
The winter of 2013-14 from December-February in the Twin Cities was the coldest Meteorological Winter in 35 years.
They called it a "Polar Vortex" where the air that's normally sitting over the north pole gets pushed down onto us somehow.
I know what you mean about the dampness and rain though. If it's humid, it feels a lot colder at 32F than it does at 25F, ironically because of the humidity difference.